Report: College football expected to be canceled this week
A new report from Sports Illustrated indicates that bad news is coming for college football. According to Pat Forde and Ross Dellenger, a series of high-level meetings among the Power 5 conferences this week will likely result in postponing fall sports until 2021.
“It’s gotten to a critical stage,” one conference commissioner told SI after an emergency meeting. “I think all of us will be meeting with our boards in the coming days. We have work to do that is no fun.”
Another SI anonymous source offered a similar assessment.
“In the next 72 hours college football is going to come to a complete stop,” they said.
As was also reported in ESPN’s emergency meeting report, the Big Ten is reportedly moving forward with a decision to cancel the season and is gauging the rest of the Power 5 conferences on a uniform decision to be announced later in the week. Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio similarly reported Sunday that the Big Ten informed the SEC of its decision and is looking for the conferences to make a uniform decision announcement.
The Big Ten and Pac-12 currently have calls with league presidents scheduled for Tuesday. Votes for postponement/cancelation could be made on those calls. The SI report notes that other conference calls among university presidents could be moved up as the situation has been developing rapidly since the MAC’s decision to cancel the season.
Well $hit!
Over 90% of CV deaths in Missouri are over 60 years old. More than 1/2 are over 80 years old. I bet that statistic is close to what’s happening nationwide. Not one person under the age of 20 has died. Only 17 under 40 have died. Older people and at risk people should be quarantined until a vaccine is found.
It’s a bad flu but most recover.
A 7 year old just died in Savannah a few days ago. A 19 year old died in metro Atl about 2 weeks ago. Just because you don’t know of any cases where young people have died from cv doesn’t mean they aren’t out there. You’re probably one of those people who think it’s not patriotic to wear a mask.
It all depends on their condition. If they can contract the virus easier or react to it worse than others, it can be really bad.
The big picture is that any life, no matter who, how old, or how previously sick, is less important than college football.
less than 250 out of a population well over 300 million. Cancel everything if you are afraid of that
You are probably one of those people who think masks are a cure all
The 7-year old drowned in a bathroom, likely due to a seizure. He died WITH covid-19, but not FROM covid-19.
Ok, don’t misrepresent the poor child’s death. He suffered a febrile seizure while taking a bath. These are brought on by high fevers and/or infections. This would mean the virus was a major contributing factor to his death. No high fever, no seizure, no death.
If you want to get technical, nothing kills you except a lack of oxygen until bodily functions cease. A bullet to the head doesn’t kill you, so you died with a bullet in your head.
But to go deeper into your use of “dying with COVID”, it would be more appropriate if a person with COVID died when struck by lightning, or had COVID while being mauled by a bear.
10 million people live in Georgia. Two young deaths are terrible but not and end to everything we know.
You need to educate yourself! That seven year old had a SEIZURE in the bathtub and hit his head! He may have HAD the Kung Fu Flu virus (no SYMPTONS) but he did not die FROM the virus! This is typical liberal crap spread by the media who just conveniently leave out the TRUTH!
Tony you are 100% correct. However, these student athletes can spread this thing in a heartbeat. Look at what happened at Michigan State. The athletes or a coach or staff member coukd take it back to a family member you describe. I suspect these decision makers have been given information regarding COVID that perhaps the rest of us are not aware of. I also think they are looking at this from a liability standard. If just one athlete or coach was to die, or spread to those that then die, schools don’t want to be liable. IMHO
It’s not just about a death count. Many people who recover suffer debilitating lung damage and will never be the same.
That hasn’t been proven to this point, and we won’t know the long-term effects of the virus on the human body for at least a couple of years, because until then we won’t have had the chance to observe how it affects the body over time. Anyone claiming they already know it causes long-term damage is just speculating.
Pretty stupid stuff.
Bet I know who you voted for.
If anyone is really surprised it’s because they have their head buried somewhere.
About like 75% of this country.
75% of the country and 99% of Tennessee
I think your head is still buried…
Geez, I love College Football, especially since I retired and don’t miss a game now, but this Missouri fan just showed why his IQ is the same as their QB’s number. I hate to see season cancelled but 1 death or serious problem resulting from this virus while playing is too many.
99.9% survival rate on COVID-19. WTF?? Oh yeah, November’s coming.
Found one of the idiots. Just posting made up numbers to “confirm” their lame conspiracy.
The % of deaths is less than the flu. That is not a made up #. Made up #’s are adding deaths because it was likely but not proven. Remember when that happened after the % was much lower than the models? The % they quoted was the survival rate for 1-18 year olds.
darthA, No…just no. Cmon man. The number is made up and just flat out not true. In the US, 60k deaths from the flu is considered high, that is WITHOUT preventative measures taken (like social distancing, masks, etc.) leaving anywhere from 75-95% exposed and that is over an entire year. Currently, it is estimated less than 23% (less than 1/3 of the seasonal flu you are referring to) of the US has been exposed to this covid strain. YET only 7 months into the year we are over 160k deaths. Your math is bad and you should feel bad. Lastly, the models you are referring to were extreme-to-worst case scenario simulations. You, like many who dont know about modeling and simulations, are taking them as predictions. They are simply warning of what could be given the worst case possible. Please stop spreading false narratives. I want football just as much as anyone, but spreading lies is not helpful.
GatorRoll, your post, although made in good faith, is largely based on a faulty narrative. The death rates for COVID-19 and the seasonal flu are extremely similar. They’re both sitting around 0.2-0.3%. Study after study has shown that younger people are dying from COVID at a significantly lower rate than the regular flu. A large percentage of young people infected with COVID do not even display symptoms. Comparing the death count of a seasonal flu to COVID is pointless. There is no vaccine for COVID-19. The rate of infection is much higher because of this. The amount of people dead doesn’t carry any weight without the context of a denominator. The denominator for COVID-19 is much higher than that of the seasonal flu because of how easily it can be spread without any vaccination or treatment to prevent it from moving quickly through the population.
Blep: Your faulty logic is you include asymptomatic cases in your death rate. How many flu cases that are asymptomatic are included in the total flu cases annually.
Population of China is, what, 3 billion compared to the US population of 328 million. Yet they handled COVID in a matter of 2 months and we are going on what? 6 months now? But keep hiding in your bunker.
Efftheleft… really? Come on man, just do a basic google search before you put a population estimate for China around 3 billion. I’ll save you ALL that hard work, estimates as of November 2019 put their population around 1.43 billion. We might agree politically and with our views on Covid-19 but when you throw out junk numbers like you just did you totally lose all credibility.
A person has to be dumb to believe anything communist china says.
AlltheSEC…so I posted that figure without looking it up. Nonetheless, point is a billion is a whole h#ll of a lot more than a few hundred million.
PRESIDENT TRUMP is not running for re-election in China!
It’s actually 96.75% survival here, which still sounds good, until you realize that the 3.25% that have died so far is over 162,000 people…
Not to mention it’s still a novel virus and we don’t know the long lasting impacts of those who have had it. It’s not completely about the death/survivability rate.
It may be that IF you get it but 99.6% of the total population will not die from it. Completely ridiculous
Until you realize that .4% of 330 million people is 1.3 million deaths
You make a good point. But if we are all about numbers then we should probably quit driving cars, enforce national curfew after 9pm, outlaw tobacco and ban abortion.
kjdjtx
You are assuming a 100% infection rate, which is not the case. Infections so far 5.11 million.
Someone in their 20s has an 0.031% chance of death from C19.
That’s of those who test positive.
For example you are 0.97% chance if dying in a car accident at some point in your life….and that’s for everyone in the US. Not just drivers.
Right…but driving a car doesn’t kill elderly and high-risk people just by coming into contact with them. (unless of course you are running them over). Point is, its not just about who gets it or tests positive, it’s about how easily it spreads to those less fortunate and less likely to survive.
I have never given a car accident to anyone else. I have never given cancer or heart disease to anyone else. But, I coukd give the virus to you who may take it to a relative or friend that has a compromised system and die.
What’s the survival rate under 70 years old? Don’t forget Florida counts motorcycle deaths as covid.
Same place they don’t make you wear a helmet
Median age of deaths is 80
More people have died so far than the entire population of 10 out of 14 sec college towns
You do release 8k die a day in America and 165k in 5 months is not that large of a number. It’s terrible people are dying but 165k out of Around 3 million closed cases is not that large. It’s actually good more people aren’t dying at a high rate that everyone is making it out to be. Look at the average age of deaths. Look at the states where they are dying.
Realize* not release.
If we did nothing — business as usual — the total deaths from COVID-19 would be about 2 million by the time we hit herd immunity, assuming herd immunity is 58-60% of the population and assuming the death rate with that many cases falls to “just” 1% of total cases. Were the death rate to stay as high as 3%… 6 million dead.
Play football with no fans, like every other sports that is happening right now. Players would be under strict supervision during the season and less likely to get virus being around the team rather than being at home/doing whatever on campus.
You are correct sir. Not all the deaths were from COVID but with COVID so the numbers are out of wack
Correct. Dying FROM Covid and dying WITH Covid are two different categories.
Look at the average age of deaths? Look at the states where they’re dying? Are you saying I should just stop caring about people if they’re too old or from certain states? Don’t minimize this pandemic and don’t minimize the deaths. It’s a horrible thing to imply, even if they’re more susceptible. Honestly that’s even more of a reason to call things off; concern for the portion of the population who’s immune systems cant take care of them. I worry about a whole lot of my family members, and I worry about myself. I’m in my 20s but I have asthma and a heart issue which genuinely scares me if I ever test positive. Call this pandemic what it is – a living nightmare
Good example: national headlines this week when a 7 year-old here in Georgia died of “COVID”. Yesterday the details came out that he actually drowned in his bathtub after a fever-induced seizure. Still, chalked up as a COVID death among many thousands of similar instances where COVID may have been present but was not the primary cause of death – or in many cases even a contributing cause.
The US death numbers are highly suspect. Some countries are clearly under-counting COVID fatalities in order to save face or avoid public backlash – or because they simply cannot test enough, or the medical system is overwhelmed – while the US is admittedly inflating the numbers. Fauci and Birx have repeatedly acknowledged that for any death where COVID is present, state officials are encouraged to list it as a COVID death regardless of whether symptoms exist or complications are a factor. If you die and have a positive COVID test, you died of COVID. Period.
I personally know from friends of the family about 2 people that had COVID, but died from something else (heart attack) but were labeled COVID as cause of death. They said doctors said they were instructed to label COVID if the patient had it regardless of the actual cause of death. So, the numbers are probably inflated, but no one knows how much. That said, every death is a tragedy.
Some of these examples you guys are giving aren’t really prime examples of wrongly classifying covid as the cause of death. The 7 year old wouldn’t have had a fever induced seizure that led to drowning if covid didn’t cause him to have a really high fever. The heart attack could’ve been a direct result of stress or some other breakdown of the body as a result of having covid. I mean if someone has covid and gets hit by a car and dies, then that would be strange to classify it as the cause of death, but it’s not strange if covid started a chain of events that led to death.
I’m not sure people understand how dying works. There’s contributing factors and non-contributing factors. In the 7yo, he had a seizure induced by a high fever. Yes, drowning was the cause of death, but COVID was a major contributing factor to that death. If he doesn’t have COVID, he doesn’t have a seizure, he doesn’t die. Hence, it’s a COVID death.
Similarly, drinking and driving doesn’t kill you, the impact does that, but being drunk is a major contributing factor to one’s death.
Mountain dog….are you really trying to convince people a “fever-induced seizure” doesnt count as a contributing cause? If you dont have the virus, you dont get the fever, which means no seizure, which means no death in that case. Nashville already pointed out the numbers that would be if we were planning on herd immunity saving us, thats without included the fact less than 23% of the country has been exposed thus far and that nursing homes (where elderly & high-risk live have shut down outside contact limited their exposure and death.
And to everyone else with their “personal” stories of false reporting, all deaths I have seen have been correctly reported, uncle died of cancer when he had covid and cause of death was cancer.
All hospitals have refuted these claims, not saying that means it’s untrue, but their is no substantial evidence proving these claims.
the steps taken are the reason there aren’t more deaths. The infection and mortality rates are much higher than the flu. These young student athletes expect the schools to keep them and their familues safe from this virus. If your son were on a team would you still give the full steam ahead okay
Joe Mark — The key sentence there was “The heart attack could’ve been a direct result of stress or some other breakdown of the body as a result of having covid.”
“Could’ve”.
That means covid may or may not have contributed to his death. If Covid is being considered a contributing factor to everyone who dies while they have it, but we don’t know 100% for certain that Covid was what caused their death, then that’s irresponsible reporting by health officials and the media.
Usa= 5% of world population…Usa= 29% of world covid deaths! Great job dear leader uniting us and providing leadership and following science….oh wait..he did none of those things. When you’re sitting at home on Saturdays in the fall doing nothing please think about that.
I would like to state the delandman does not speak for the majority of folks in Deland.
You surely are being hard on Dear Leader Coumo – or better known as the Nursing Home Homicidal Governor! I highly doubt half of the deaths are truly people who died WITH the virus! When young men who die in a motorcycle accident are listed as a “covid 19” death it’s telling! NOTHING reported by the CDC or libermedia can be trusted!
@delandman…………SHUT YOUR MOUTH LIAR!!!!! Trump didn’t create the virus. CHINA DID!!! Trump also didn’t kill George Floyd. But you democrats blame Trump for everything!!!
PS. Your an illegal aren’t you?. Or are you a RACIST WITH BLM? Or maybe ANTIFA the ninja turtle snowflakes?
King Negan
Those people in ICU’s must be crisis actors
right??
@TimmyBigHands……..What’s with your name? Anyway, no many are sick. But many are also the hypochondriac types!!!! They go to the emergency with every sniffle or tiny fever. They don’t all have covid when they get to emergency. But they will probably have it before they leave!!!!
News flash!!!! There are ALWAYS people in the ICU!!! And they always claim to be understaffed and over worked!!! It was like this long before covid 19!!!!
PS. Anything America closes down is great for you snowflakes though, right???
King Negan
Man 2020 sucks
I can’t wait til 2021 so hindsight will be 2020!
You said it UGADAWG78
Awww man…missing the 2020 football season definitely sucks, but otherwise life is pretty good!
If this is only about November, and then Trump wins, what will the commies do for an encore? Might a Spring 2021 season also be cancelled because 2021 makes 2020 look like 1941 up until December 7?
Sigh. I had you pegged for one of the more enlightened commenters on this site.
Then this nonsense.
If Trump wins, I suspect the commies in Moscow will celebrate their victory.
@Nobleman69: Oh nice you’re a comedian.
Oh look, James Carville finally made it to the board. Welcome! They’re not commies, but their not exactly on the up and up, either. Conversely, if Biden were to win, you can bet a paycheck the CHICOMS would absolutely be celebrating! At least Russia hates China, like the rest of the world should.
If Biden wins, the COVID-19 would suddenly diminish and eventually be gone.
If Trump wins, the narrative stays the same and a second round of COVID-19 even greater appears all of a sudden.
Or masks will give you cancer or the risk of getting cancer. Another fear.
Every time some self-righteous douche wants to lecture me about wearing a mask, I kindly invite them to suck my left nut.
Well, a liberal like you would know a thing or two about communism, that’s for sure.
If Trump wins, America is done for.
Wrong answer. Trump is trying to save America from the far left radicals.
@Nobleman69………Why can’t you ever see past democratic colors? Trump is not in bed with the communist. No that would be SOCIALIST like Obama and Biden and KNEELING NANCY PELOSI!!!! Pretty much all modern democrats!!!!
King Negan
Commies would not care about the expendability of life and make them play on. I guess it will take having yourself or someone close to you permanently disabled or dead before you will give up your foolish thinking.
Gotta love these fake planted accounts out coming out of no where.
America averages 35 thousand deaths in car accidents every year. 2,000 of them are children. Based on these #’s you shouldn’t drive and child services should be called if you put your child in a car.
Have you ever looked into the history of car safety in the US?
When “we” decided the numbers of car related deaths were unacceptable…guess what happened? Seat belt laws, mandatory insurance, more safety laws, forced safety regulations in manufacturing.
The point is…the US acted when the rate of death due to car accidents was “too” high. After significant research into what methods would be effective.
This is a similar health crisis. There isn’t enough data to be careless here…but enough data to know the virus is dangerous. Something’s are better off postponed. Football is an amazing part of our lives, but a year off isn’t going to kill anyone. If anything it gives these kids time to focus on healing their bodies and their minds. The NCAA better give them ALL an extra year of eligibility.
I hate these type of arguments. In any discussion or debate, one should assume that the opposite stance can also be taken. So in your example, we should eliminate anything that has a chance to kill someone. So the exact opposite should be that we have no regulation and everyone can just scream “Freedom!” while doing whatever the heck they want regardless of the damage it would cause.
Society works on a simple premise; all will contribute to the health, happiness, and continuation of said society. When things become unsafe, we tend to put in restrictions to curtail as much of the damage as possible. It’s basic.
mckay thanks for this comment.
Agreed, Colorado. cbmckay, couldn’t have said it better, thank you.
Every sport is playing except college football. This just stupid. College kids aren’t even in danger. After November, you won’t even hear of the virus at all once the election is over. 95% people recover, yet the media is blowing this up for the fear factor. A virus is a virus, you will never get rid of the actual virus. You can thank California, New York, Washington DC, ESPN, any media for not having college football. Absolutely ridiculous. NCAA fears the liability more than the virus.
Big Ten and Pac 12, mostly liberal states. Cancel football, win the election. It’s all about the agenda.
Better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Oh, gee, aren’t you pithy. I think the only fool is one who’s too dense to think the American Left/China isn’t constantly sinking to any new low to achieve ill-gotten victory, including using every crisis, big and small, to their political advantage. College football is just another casualty of the Plandemic.
Nashville Gator, Better to live life to the fullest while you’re living since you can’t control when your time on earth is up. Stay woke and curled up in the corner of house waiting for a vaccine.
NashvilleGator is probably protesting and rioting in the street with thousands of people but then say college football players at risk. Double standard. Can’t believe the people who will allow that but then crack down on other things. Those people are what we call hypocrites.
I have never protested or rioted against anything in my life. Except beets when I was a kid. I hate beets.
So far 2020 is “The year that wasn’t”. We need football.
Beets? I’d rather eat dirt. Definitely worth a protest, and perhaps a riot depending on frequency of appearance…
I can’t stand beets.
Lol, beets and cooked carrots, disgusting!
Might explain my disdain for Bama crimson and gator orange! Thanks Nash, I believe I just had a psychological breakthrough…you make a good shrink…
It’s a little early yet for talk of cooked carrots Humper
NCAA expects not playing football and sending all the players back home will help the issue? Nope. They are more likely to get into trouble without football and all the coaches know that. What about the seniors? So depressing. 80% of the deaths are over the age of 65 WITH EXISTING CONDITIONS. Let them play!!
I’m assuming you didn’t actually go to Vandy…
I’m assuming you’re not really a Gator fan..
HAHAHAHAHAHA Good one Watson Brown!
A football player’s unregulated time spent away from football gives the most opportunity to catch the virus…bars/clubs/parties/dates. The time spent away from football is when they players get in trouble right ? Keeping the players on-campus is in their best interest.
No, you can thank the federal government for not locking down back in March. If they had, we’d have a football season.
No, you can think the stupid mayor in New York City and the whole state for sending positive patients back to the nursing homes from hospitals. That state has 3x the deaths than anyone other state and 20% of the total deaths of America. I’m all for blaming the federal government for issues, but this has nothing to do with them. Murders, overdoses, and suicide have all soared up significantly because of the “lockdown”.
And the riots. Thank you, liberals; One more way you have made this country worse.
agreed
Explain Sweden not locking down and having lower per capita cases and deaths.
THEY DONT HAVE ACCESS TO WATCH MSLSD, CNN OR OTHER LEFT WINGNUT MEDIA POOL OF THE”LAME-STREAM APPROVED PROPAGANDA MACHINE” …WHO ARE PAID TO HATE TRUMP.
Your information about Sweden is not accurate. I suggest you read the July 7, 2020 story on how Sweden handled the pandemic in the ultra-liberal Forbes magazine.
I don’t know if all of you are aware of this, but 90% of the media is owned by huge Democratic donors. They’re getting no return on those “donations” with Trump in office.
Did no one see the tweet from AOC? It got deleted quickly, but it said We have to keep everything locked down until November. Getting rid of Trump is worth a few people losing their lives and a few small businesses going under.
These are the people liberals want in office? No thank you. They don’t care about the people.
And we all know how liberals like to beat it to the idea of living in Sweden.
The major media companies are owned by publicly traded corporations, which in turn are owned by pension funds, insurance companies and mutual fund companies (i.e., Wall Street). With one exception. The Murdoch family owns 39% of Fox News.
@NashvilleGator-Sweden population in 2019 10.2M. 83k cases and 5.8k deaths so per capita of .008 and .0006, respectively. US population in 2019 328M, with 5.1M confirmed cases and 163k deaths. .016 per capita infected and .0005 deaths. Thus-same death rate and much higher infection rate-despite masks, mandates, and causing the worst unemployment rate in history (higher than Great Depression). You’re wrong and so is Forbes-it would seem.
Wtf? We were locked down in March.
We certainly were. I was in Washington DC when everything closed.
We were SUPPOSED to be, but we were not. Remember the rednecks with their guns protesting because they wanted a haircut and refused to wear masks?
Remember the “peaceful” protesters?
Bull. All this is doing is dragging it out. Which is exactly what the Dems want- to create an environment of mass hysteria. Notice I haven’t seen any protests being canceled up there in Portland, or heard a peep out of any of the lefties whining about the “spread.”
You’re correct; democratic leaders have been facilitating the riots by having their police stand down and even joining the protests. If helps them keep everything locked down.
Why would you lock down an entire country when many states experienced few cases? It should be handled on a state by state basis. Businesses in North Dakota shouldn’t be going bankrupt because the people in NYC didn’t follow protocols, unless you have a reason for wanting massive unemployment and economic calamity.
You’re correct there also. Trump laid out his national step by step plan with every governor by a conference call, and gave them the guidelines to open and/or close based on their local situations. At the time there were only like 5 hotspots, so it made a lot of sense. Many governors were already threatening Trump had no authority to make the states do anything.
But the democrats are contrary, doing the opposite or whatever to make the situation worse so they can blame Trump. Let me restate this: the Governors are in control of the lockdowns.
wrashall you realize most of the hotspots are in republican ran states don’t you. Leadership starts at the top, unfortunately we didn’t have that. You can spin it however you want but it doesn’t change the fact that orange didn’t do his job.
Another lie from DirtySouth…not sure what makes a state a “hot spot,” but to ignore New York, or the fact that the areas of concentration are democrat-run cities where morons are protesting…wow.
Dirty South – New York has a republican governor, but New York City has a democratic mayor who is famously feuding with his governor and refusing to follow guidelines. Demanded help from Trump, instead of his own governor, and received that help with the respirators (which he didn’t use). California – Pelosi…nuff said. Washington and Oregon – democratic governors. Louisiana – democratic governor.
Washington DC – democratic mayor.
I’m not sure where you’ve been, but these were the worst areas. Even after Florida recently surged they didn’t come close to New York. California had the highest total positives yesterday.
I don’t know what you know about leadership, but delegating is necessary. One man cannot do everything, especially running this country. The fact that half the political leaders in this country do the exact opposite of what he wants makes accomplishing anything practically impossible. Partisan leadership should be trying to work together instead during this pandemic, but they won’t because the democrats would rather get rid of Trump than help the people. This is documented – they’ve said it. At least trump is out there every day fighting for the people, while the liberals are all out there fighting Trump instead of doing their jobs. so don’t try to tell me what I’m trying to spin; it’s obvious what’s happening here to people not blinded by hatred.
It’s gotten political now. It’s not about people’s lives, but all about the election.
^^^^^
A thousand “likes”.
I agree. So if you want your home to be like the situations in New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, or Portland, vote for democrats. They’ve clearly set the example of what you can expect.
Told ya.
If the Big Ten is still planning on having in person classes but cancelling college football, that’s pathetic. You can’t just cancel college football and not cancel all in person classes and claim you are looking out for your students and student athletes. College football is still viable without fans due to tv revenue. In fact, tv revenue would likely increase. All 3 coronavirus vaccines(Moderna/AstraZeneca/Pfizer) finish their final, phase 3 trials before approval 1 week before the start of the SEC football season. They’ll likely be fans allowed if there’s a bowl season as well since they’ll likely be mass vaccinations a little after Election Day. That’s why they pushed the season back. I could understand saying no to fans, or cancelling a couple weeks before the season, but cancelling this early, and having in-person classes, is just delusional by the Big Ten. If anything, wait a few more weeks. I hope the SEC/ACC/Big 12 still play with or without the PAC-12/Big Ten if it comes to it.
The phase 3 trials will not be finished at best before the new year. They are all still signing up volunteers as we speak. Manufacturing and logistics a few more months. I would be surprised if they could play in the spring.
United States has 3.5% of the world’s population and 24% of the world’s Covid deaths.
Autumn 2021.
^This^^.
We’re performing like a third world nation all due to politics.
That’s not politics. AstraZeneca’s phase 3 trial started the 4th week of July(taking place in Brazil/South Africa), Moderna’s started the last week of July(July 31st to be exact), & Pfizer’s started the first week of August. Phase 3 only takes 8 weeks, consisting of 2’ 4 week periods, but it takes about a month to review the final data before FDA approval. All 3 vaccine phase 3 trials finish at the end of September. However, 85.4% of vaccines specifically for viruses that get phase 2 approval get phase 3 approval according to the American Council on Health & Science. All three vaccines passed phase 2 FDA approval. Fauci said a couple weeks ago that a vaccine wouldn’t gain approval until late October at earliest, but November-December is a more realistic timeline. All 3 companies anticipate approval, so they’re already manufacturing hundreds of millions of doses and the CDC is already planning mass vaccinations. They’re definitely won’t be a vaccine available to the general public before Election Day, as Trump claimed a few days ago, but it’s likely in between Thanksgiving-Christmas that mass vaccinations will take place. You’re mistaken if you think a vaccine isn’t coming until Autumn, 2021.
No, BBN, he’s a liberal. He’s enlightened and knows everything.
No.
Just to add, but you shouldn’t believe the figures out there of deaths & cases. China is communist and definitely not trustworthy to report their own statistics of deaths and cases. Same goes for Russia, and both countries most definitely had many more deaths and cases than they’re reporting. However, the US likely has 10x the cases we’re reporting due to insufficient testing and asymptomatic cases. Yet, we are doing the worst among first world, developed countries, which includes Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, & most of Western Europe. 25% of the world’s deaths is also a stretch. We’re the worst out of the developed nations, but I don’t trust countries like India, China, Russia, Iran, Brazil, and various other large, 2nd world countries with weak healthcare systems and/or authoritarian regimes to report accurate statistics.
DO NOT EVER TAKE ANY VACCINE FOR ANY REASON EVER, NOT MATTER WHAT BIG PHARMA OR KILL GATES SAYS!!!!!!
Oh my. Seek help.
You really should read up on the vaccines for polio, measles and smallpox. Or just keep it simple and read about polio.
Better yet, if you don’t “believe” in vaccines – don’t get any. See how that works out for ya…
Moderna has said they expect to have their vaccine past phase 3 and with the FDA by October.
Holy Cow that would be awesome…fingers crossed!
I am a professor at a small university. I believe that in-person classes will be moved to a virtual format once the college season is played. University systems cannot play football without in-person classes (very bad optics) and they REALLY want the football revenue. Once that is gone, rational thought will prevail and in-person classes will be gone.
We are so good nobody wants to play at all. Put another trophy on the shelf! 18
“Those 18” are ON YOUR TROPHY SHELF sitting next to and “AFTER” the 38 1ST PLACE YEARLY TROPHIES for being “AMERICA’s Annual WORST REDNECK FANS & SOREST LOSERS WITH NO TEETH, NO COLLEGE CREDITS, MOST RED-NECK FANS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARD” Congrats Alabummer
If you are going to be disrespectful based on stereotypes then I’ll take Alabama over Mississippi any and every time.
Gotta get it back from us, it stays in BR this year!
Well we can thank our elected officials for killing CFB this yr. Idiots made it political and convinced morons their rights were being violated to wear a mask and social distance.
It’s not a media “hoax” to cost anyone an election. Even the idiot who started that now says it’s real. If it’s a hoax, the WHO, CDC, 160K dead Americans and the entire world is in on it.
This is a virus never before seen so it would be good to listen to the experts who are learning as we go themselves. If only we could just act on one accord for the benefit of the nation. Once this became political, no chance for unity on any side.
Liberals always have all the answers. Except you won’t have one to answer the question how did Orange Bad Man beat us again! And for the record, your democrats made this political, the same way they politicize everything they see and hear.
Don’t worry once second week of November rolls around, COVID won’t be a real issue. They will come out with long term” side effects” that come from wearing a mask that will make the American people fear another thing.
I am not from the left but that is an unfair post. Neither side is truly working for us. They take care of themselves first and we can only hope for the crumbs.
^^Best. Post. Ever.^^
Once we realize neither party works for our best interests we’ll be better off. It’s always the Emperors New Clothes…
Career politicians work for their careers. Not the people.
Nobody had to do any convincing. It’s common sense. Shockingly, I’ve been going out for months, living my life as usual, and not wearing a stupid mask in sweltering summer temperatures, and guess what? I’m not dead. What a shocker. You all want to cite the number of cases rising which is a completely irrelevant fact when the vast majority of the population is asymptomatic. Sure, you can speculate that I’m “spreading the disease” and therefore causing deaths, and I can make an equally asinine statement that you’re responsible for killing someone’s grandpa every time you go out to the store with the common cold. It’s a bogus, completely made up assertion based on speculation. Given the reaction that some may have to the common cold and how quickly the virus spreads, I could also get on my self-righteous high horse and tell you what a self-centered decision it is for you to drive to the Walgreens for cough syrup when grandpa Munster might die. And yes, it is a freedom issue. Because as much as you want to harp on my self-centeredness, that is the very essence of freedom- the ability to not give a f*ck, it’s a common argument liberals have. They use it justify everything from taking 40 percent of my paycheck to COVID lockdowns. So for once and for all, let me declare to you, I don’t give a rat’s @ss about the “greater good.” The only people I care about are myself and my family. I don’t work to support anyone else, and frankly don’t care about their predicaments. I implore you to do the same.
wear a stupid f$%#ing mask you royal gd idiot. selfish aholes like yourself are what’s ruining it for the rest of us. always one in a crowd
We wear masks you moron, but you think a mask is really going to control of you die or not? If you do, you are delusional.
Suck my left nut. Why liberals believe that the rest of the world should conform to their particularities makes no sense whatsoever. If you’re worried about your health, don’t leave your house. Period. It’s not my responsibility to care for you. What’s next? Should we also ban the sale of peanut products? I hear some people are allergic. And people like you have the gall to expose the hypersensitive to life and death circumstances because you enjoy the taste of peanuts!
Not to mention, if you wear a mask, why the h#ll do I need to wear one? It would seem your nasal passages are now filtered. Just stay 6 feet away. It amazes me how you idiots think masking does anything. The most common exception to masking orders is eating or drinking. So if I walk into a restaurant or a bar, guess what? Nobody’s wearing a mask for the vast majority of time they are sitting in there. Whole h#ll of a lot of good that mask did.
The masks are for others – you know, the people who aren’t you (yes, they DO exist). And lots of them are more susceptible/threatened by the virus than you might be. So, you could try and show some respect for others – and YOURSELF – and do the compassionate thing.
Left – there are other forums on the internet for your request. Good luck with that hope you meet someone nice….
I could do that, or I could continue to go about living my life as I so choose. As much as I enjoy being told what to do by a bunch of sheep, it turns out I still don’t care, and much to your chagrin, there’s nothing you can do about it because that is the definition of freedom. If you’re worried about COVID, stay the f*ck home. Seriously, how hard is that for you people? Let’s be honest for a second. You aren’t concerned about COVID, you’re just another self-righteous liberal who wants something to lord over everyone else with. That’s your whole motive in life. Doesn’t matter if it’s the environment, COVID, taxes, whatever it is, your only motive is the self-righteous sense of superiority you get by shoving your views down everyone else’s throat.
WRONG AGAIN LSU TIGERBAITman69 1. The CDC and WHO have been proven and documented LIARS, not to mention the dozens of brave whistleblowers who also have come forward to blow the whistle on their LIES, PROGRAMMING, PROGRAMMED RESPONSES and FALSIFIED DATA 2. CHINA OWNS W.H.O.(wake up, crack a book) 3. THE DEEP STATE AND SOROS MONEY SAW TO IT THAT EVERY DEATH THAT possibly could be sourced to COVID was labeled as such on death certificates, even 100s and 100s of TRAFFIC FATALITIES and MOTOTCYCLE WREAK DEATHS have been “DOCUMENTED” as FAKE/FALSE COVID DEATHS.
The WHO was definitely echoing China saying the virus wasn’t a problem far longer than they should have. They didn’t change their posture until COVID was firmly established here and Trump had already suspended travel. And don’t forget, the democrats blasted him for closing travel as a racist and alarmist.
Fred: Let’s see who this really is!(Pulling the mask off of PatriotEmpire)
Shaggy: Geez, Scoob, it’s King Negan!
PatriotNegan: I’D’VE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT TOO IF IT WASN’T FOR THESE MEDDLING KIDS!
Now that’s funny!
So has there been any talk about how they will handle eligibility yet? As a Tenn fan I wonder what people like Trey Smith and Cade Mays will do, not to mention Brandon Kennedy who was already going on his 6th year so hell if he stayed it would be his 7th. ?!??!?!The universities and NCAA have a ton of decisions to make if this really happens.
Kennedy can get a Phd. Stay out of this market another year.
A complete season off will make the 2021 season not only sloppy, but full of injuries. Wonder if they will allow teams to continue to practice, at minimum weight room work.
Doubt it
We all support football at our particular schools. These schools were designed to educate, promote research, and teach. So when a virus comes along and 33% of the population believes it’s a hoax.. That masks are part of some deep State control apparatus and that the experts are wrong and are part of a Sinister organization.. this is what you get. Some football fans of Southeastern Conference schools would rather screw up a season then listen to the experts that their own universities were created to produce. Nice job idiots. Throw in a corrupt and incompetent president who has a press conference one day telling the governors to do what they need to do to contain the virus, then the next day go on a campaign to condemn half the governor’s for not opening up immediately. These are facts. Now we get to enjoy no football when we could have knocked this down three months ago. United States has 5% of the world population and twenty-nine percent of coronavirus deaths. Shame!
New York has 20% of the Covid deaths in the US. Combine that with New Jersey they have 30% of the COVID deaths in the US. Shame! Support rioting and thousands protesting yet don’t support having college football and blame the president. Bunch of hypocrites.
yeah that’s what’s happening riots are being supported but football is not. ever stop to think it’s the actions of PEOPLE LIKE YOU that are ruining it for the rest of us?? Idiot
Spot on BlackandGold
3 months of nightly riots…guy walks into grocery store without a mask. Yeah, those two are definitely proportionate threats. You’re a f*cking moron.
Actually, it’s both types of people that are making the situation worse. I’m probably in the minority of people that support wearing a mask and also condemned supporters of those protests for being hypocritical. It’s true that we don’t know to what extent masks work. But common sense would say that anything you put in front of your face will stop some germs from escaping, so if both you and the person you meet in public are wearing a mask, that’s twice as many germs that are being trapped by your masks. Wearing a mask doesn’t compromise my personal safety, or affect mine or anyone else’s ability to make money, so that’s why I wear one.
Anyone who doesn’t see the hypocrisy of supporting protests and riots during a pandemic is either blind or delusional. That’s regardless of what it is that is being protested. Now throw in the fact that we are told the minority families are supposedly more at risk, and yet the protesters are claiming that “Black Lives Matter,” yet if minorities are truly more at risk, then getting out and protesting with thousands of other people, many of whom are minorities, is placing even more black lives at risk than if all those protesters simply stayed home or just went to work.
The Netherlands’ health ministry said masks aren’t effective. Are they uneducated truthers or is the Russians again?
The CDC said the same thing a few months ago. They even said they could be hazardous and counter productive.
Both the CDC and WHO are so wishy-washy in their statements that I wouldn’t read much into anything either organization says.
Your post shows how much we don’t know. One poster says we have 25% of the worlds death. You got it at 29% and it’s the Presidents fault. How about the Democratic governor of NY forcing infected seniors into nursing homes? That intelligent move caused 20% of the deaths in NY. Add in the fact that there has been deaths added to the toll based on possibility and not fact.
They don’t like to talk about that…
United States has 5% of the world population and twenty-nine percent of FAKE coronavirus deaths” ….and 97% of the world’s PROGRAMMED SHEEPLE MINIONS LIKE YOU ” delandman ” so we are truely FU*KED yes we are. TRUMP TRAIN 2020 “Removing EACH AND EVERY ‘DEMON RAT’ and RINO (Republican In Name Only) from every seat in the house & senate”2020-2024 MARK THESE WORDS, as they will come to pass! [Patriots]
WOW, you are a fuhqing idiot.
The facts? The President never “ordered” the states to do anything, just provided his opinion and let’s be clear, his medical advice like Fauci has been all over the place as well. Fauci is a medical expert, but this has never been a strictly medical situation – the entire nation is affected in a lot of ways by shutdowns. The governors, who don’t want interference from Trump are making the actual shut down decisions. So if you’re going to state the facts, make sure you know the facts.
Ah say theah, Bubba, ah gess thar wont be no futbawl this fawl. Ah gess we”ll hav tuh jest slop them thar hawgs fer fun. How’s yore sister, bubba? Ya’ll still married?
Sooo… No college football without fans but kids can fill the halls and classrooms at school… Interesting…
Fascinating to see the maskers repeating the false narrative that somehow not wearing a mask or not completely locking down our country is to be blamed for this possibility.
Never mind that the “experts” have flip flopped on this issue and pretty much every single other issue regarding Covid-from how significant a vector asymptomatic people are to how effective sunlight is killing the virus.
Stay home you say. Never mind that the most effective way to spread the virus is to be in close quarters with others and the daytime outside is literally the safest.
Just wear your mask you say. Never mind the very real and universal health risks that come from wearing contaminated masks for excessive periods of time. Never mind your so called “experts” like Fauci were interviewed and laughingly said there is “no reason for people to be walking around with masks on”. Masks are slightly effective in the most ideal situations. This would be sterile environments like operating rooms. Yes in health care settings they can be effective. General public? Gtfoh.
And the derision towards anything outside of what you sheep are garnering your info from, the MSM, is typical. Unfortunately. Despite what you have been told, there is a plethora of legit and peer reviewed articles, studies, and investigations into a myriad of these so-called “conspiracy theories”. What you need to be questioning is the uniformity in the sources from whic ha you derive your opinion. Wake up.
Most disappointing of all is the lack of outrage by one of the most die hard fan bases of any sport in the land. Guess I was wrong thinking most other fans felt as strongly as I do about this sport, at this level in particular. Sad days ahead friends. Sad days ahead.
Fraudci’s a flip-flopping hypocrite, but there’s a bigger concern for the conferences and NCAA. Namely, that a lower level of liability protection exists for the colleges, conference, and NCAA not utilizing employment contracts. Also-bigger PR issue if a young student dies than an adult in a paying job.
Those decisions are to blame. China (the original epicenter of this) did those things and have handled the virus. If a single case is reported, then the entire region reverts to lockdown. What is the difference? They have a dictatorial government that doesn’t care if they trample individual rights and a cultural in which people have no problem being inconvenienced in order to protect their neighbor. If we had the second we wouldn’t need the first.
That is 100% accurate. I’ll never goes as to say that we should be like China in anything, but our culture is more to blame than any individual or group of individuals. We have been so entitled as a nation that no one from either side is willing to slightly inconvenience themselves (wearing a mask is no more than a slight inconvenience at most) for the sake of trying out something that could potentially save lives. If we were to make wearing a mask punishable by jail time for even one month, and then after that month there weren’t significant strides being made in terms of combating the virus, then throw the mask-wearing idea out. But I’m more than willing to give it a try for a few weeks. But it’s pointless to have a mask mandate if it isn’t even going to be strictly enforced.
ALL TRUE. Thank you. PATRIOTS like us must continue to fight all this corruption, fake misinformation and misdirection all desiged 100% to somehow defeat in 2020 The Greatest President for “WE THE PEOPLE”(including the common football fan folks) that America has ever seen or enjoyed being in office. The US has ALREADY BEEN TAKEN OVER by radicals, paid minions etc, SO NOW….RIGHT NOW is the time for all PATRIOTS to come to the aid of our once great AMERICA, else we are sure to lose her forever to RADICAL LEFTISTS.
The radicals on the right are why the virus is not under control. You guys sound stupid with your anti-mask arguments.
Funny, it’s the “radicals on the right,” not the @ssholes tearing up Portland every night for the last 4 months. Instead, you’re worried about calling me out for not wearing a mask into the grocery store. Idiot.
It’s really the radicals on both sides. The “masks are unconstitutional” crowd aren’t any better than the rioters in Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, New York, etc. They are all equally stubborn and unwilling to hear any dissenting opinions or options.
That’s where we will have to disagree. I don’t see how forcing the economy to shut down and forcing people to wear masks is prudent policy. Should the government be able to dictate what type of car you drive? Tell you how big your house can be? How many kids you can have? As I noted above, why not outlaw peanut products, as some people are deathly allergic? All of the above things, the radical left would argue, “affect society as a whole.” And yeah, maybe they do, but the effects are so indirect they are virtually impossible to trace. Same with masks. Why are people so convinced that the sensible thing to do is to tell me that I have to be uncomfortable to conform to someone else’s personal feelings about their safety? Why is the onus not on them to isolate if this is obviously such a concern that the entire population has to live under a mask mandate? And if it’s really as dire as the so-called experts claim, why aren’t we back to the lockdown conditions that were in place back in March?
I’m actually with you on a lot of things, like the lockdown comment. If we had just shut everything down for a week or so back in March or April, we could have probably nipped this in the bud early, but failure by leadership on all sides has led us to where we are now. I think we’ve reached a point now where it’s probably no longer an option to shut everything down for any length of time, so the only alternative is having people wear masks. Again, I don’t think it should have ever reached this point, but leaders from both sides made it so political right from the get-go that it’s been allowed to last this long while other countries have had it under control for well over a month now. If the mask mandate were to be permanent, then yes, I’d agree that it would be unconstitutional. But under the “necessary and proper” clause, the government can make any law, at least in the short-term, for the sake of the safety of the American people. If we were to reach December, however, and still be required to wear masks, that’s where I’d have a problem. Because after several months of wearing masks (if states would actually enforce the mandates), if there hadn’t been any sign of improvement, it would absolutely be time to ditch the mask experiment and try a different approach.
If we have already taken over. then what are you doing roaming around..free to spew venom?..just asking..btw…am sure ole miss doesn’t like your use of their logo..or have they been taken over too???
You’re probably right. That’s why they have a black bear and a stupid shark roaming the sidelines these days. But thank god, no one was offended. Good thing they have their priorities straight.
Let’s look at the silver lining: LSU will be the national champion for 2 years!!! LOL
Looking like Covid’s going undefeated though
WM i appreciate the enthusiasm but I was hoping to see if Brennan could get us back to the playoff…
and yes oskie Covid is currently 21-0 (21 weeks of lockdown)… 2020 is a beast
Super disappointed if we don’t get to see how Brennan performs.
Gotta love it! A team so good, no one wants play them!! Wait, this must be a BAMA conspiracy!!!!!
jk. It was fun for sec there.
Also breaking-the sun will rise tomorrow morning
This virus has negatively impacted the lives of the entire world. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were cancelled, and I guarantee you it had nothing to do with American politics. Instead of pointing fingers at political parties or people, let us all recognize that the enemy here is the virus. And instead of stewing in anger over events we have no control over, let us join together in prayer or positive thoughts that our scientists will find a countermeasure to this virus.
I’m well aware that you’re not the first to say this and it’s a common phrase but I’ve always wanted to know. What do “positive thoughts” do for scientists that I will never meet or see? It’s honestly a little insulting to people who believe in God to lump positive thoughts into the same category with prayer. They are very different things.
Sorry, just frustrated that there is likely going to be no football. And that phrase is so stupid to me that it pushed me into commenting on it
What do positive thoughts do for the scientists? For the scientists, nothing. For people who are upset, quite a bit. Positive thinking has direct correlation with physical as well as mental wellbeing. As far as saying positive thoughts are an insult to those who believe in God by lumping them in with prayer, I was emphasizing that we should be united regardless of religious opinion. Simply including others is not an insult to God or people who believe in God. As far as being frustrated, I get it bro. We all are. I thought Florida was going to be the LSU of 2020. Should be a classic next year. How about a deal, you pray for me and I’ll pray for you? And if we want to include positive thoughts, well that’s a bonus.
while y’all are praying about it, please keep doing the actual things that the experts tell us help our chances against the virus. Masks. Distancing. Washing hands. Thanks!
lsuotaku, sorry like I said, was frustrated last night. I don’t normally care that much about things like that lol.
Coloradeaux, lol no I refuse to wash my hands (jk obviously). And ya, it’s super easy to wear a mask and socially distance, so why wouldn’t we? (I’m well aware there is a huge debate raging on this forum and in the country about this lol)
Investigator – first, great name! Probably my favorite on here.
I think we’re all feeling that same frustration. Not trying to step on toes about praying or doing whatever makes us feel good on the inside, just pointing out that it’s actual behavior and personal actions that are going to make this thing subside.
Like you said, *why wouldn’t* we do the easy things that are recommended to us by those who know more about the topic than us? We wouldn’t be reading about cancelling the season on SDS if everyone could settle down, put on their Big Boy Pants, and follow instructions from those in the know.
Coloradeaux, thanks! Yours is a lot of fun to say in the most Louisiana accent I can (which growing up in the FL panhandle is pretty strong imo lol).
But ya who knows why ppl can’t just follow the advice of ppl that do this for a living. I mean, I think I’m a pretty smart guy, enjoy science, etc. and I just look at all this stuff and go, how the heck can me just reading articles know more than these ppl that literally are paid to learn all about it. I can’t find the cure to this but I can do my part (stuff you listed above).
LSU-FL is one of the most nerve-wracking games of the year – hope we get to see it! I’m anxious to see how the offense on both teams turns out this year…
The Olympics were canceled 7 months ago and it was the right decision then. Things have changed and we have world wide sports. If you don’t think this has become political than you haven’t been watching the news. Watch CNN, MNSN & NBC and listen to the political talk regarding the virus.
We have different views, but I respect your opinion. Wishing the best to you and yours this evening.
I live in a small town and county where we know everyone personally. Nobody is sick. Nobody is dying of C-19. It’s pretty much a normal year with a normal profile of health. Maybe people in big towns and cities are dumb enough to buy the over-stated statistics about what is just another virus, but while we want to be careful here, we are drop-jaw, wide-eyed, perplexed at the brain-washing job the rest of the nation is suffering from. Nobody has every been forced to play football. Not this year, not ever. What the heck is wrong with you people. The rest of you can stay home and Andy Griffith reruns. I’m going outside, using reasonable health practices, and i might just call up a group of my old school pals and play touch football myself. Enjoy your scared and poorly informed leaders and friends. If any college young man or woman does get sick, take them to the doctor just like we would everyone else. What is so hard about that?
BRAVO. Very very well stated and ALL 100% TRUE. I also grew up in a little nothing town pop.less than 4000 and you have hit the hoaxer-nail square on their evil-leftist-head.
Too many people have that mentality and that’s why the article is titled what it is. So thanks for that.
the thing is wolfman and patriot many of us (in fact most of the US population) live in large cities and suburbs that have large amounts of cases, and a lot of us are just trying to do what we think is best for our families health and safety. I get maybe in Anytown USA there may not be much of a health risk but that doesn’t mean that your logic applies to an hour that has thousands of cases. Maybe you think we’re wrong for being careful but you shouldn’t shame us for wanting what’s best for our families
*area*, not hour. Jeez, I need to get into proofreading
So soccer can be played world wide but college football is impossible. Italy got hit the hardest with the death toll but they are up and running. Cases are up and death toll is down. Let’s just stop the world until a vaccine is invented.
It’s the logistics of moving a dozen soccer players and staff around versus moving 100 football players. Also the Soccer players are being compensated with millions of dollars. It’s their job. They get to be essential workers. Cases are up and the death toll is rising because it’s a lagging indicator. That new case that just popped up doesn’t become a death right away, it becomes a death 2 weeks, a month, sometimes 3 months later after a miserable existence on a ventilator.
The world’s economies cannot be stopped for an extended time period.
Can you say “world-bankruptcy” ? Even China.
Every other major country got it under control with national shutdowns and got it under control. We didn’t in the name of the economy, and guess what, our economy isn’t any better than theirs. So we got screwed twice. Yay.
How do you figure? My stock is back up past where it was in March. And you really think the other countries “shut it down?” If by, let it run its course, yeah, totally.
Love the liberals on here suggesting the country should have imposed a national lockdown. Yes, the same liberals who are bit*hing about the feds coming into their cities to stop vandals from damaging federal property are actually suggesting the federal government should have imposed a police state and induced a worldwide economic depression. Comical these liberals want us to believe that even if Trump did impose that moronic plan, that they wouldn’t have been the ones screaming about the police arresting people in the streets for violating their “curfew.” Funny, I think the Nazis imposed curfews and lockdowns too when they were invading Europe.
Your kung-fu is weak.
I don’t know what that means but will assume you have nothing to offer in terms of attack on the merits. Don’t worry, most liberals find themselves in that situation. That’s why they defer to burning and looting.
What’s sad is that you are not trolling. You actually believe everything you are saying. You better hope the Russians crank up the interference machine again because agent orange is about to be out of here. If he had actually did his job regarding cv he more than likely would have been reelected, but he dropped the ball big time.
If he had actually DONE his job. Let’s try some proper grammar here, shall we? The rampant hypocrisy of the left is just comical. It didn’t matter what he did in response to CV. You were going to criticize it one way or the other. Similar to when libs like you blamed Bush for hurricane Katrina. Yes, because the president told all of you to defy the state’s evacuation orders and sit with your thumbs up your @ss. I know, I know, personal responsibility is you liberals’ kryptonite. I find it hilarious that you are all now complaining about the balance of powers following Trump’s COVID orders but didn’t say a peep when your messiah decided to do an end-around of Congress by writing his own immigration laws. You still think Biden will win. LOL. He’s using COVID as a convenient excuse to hide in his bunker because everyone knows he’s a complete moron, and every time he opens his mouth, it again exclamates the left’s hypocrisy criticizing the stupid things Trump says. But I hope he decides to placate the rabid left wing base by picking little known, left wing nut Karen Bass. Because you know, if you’re a democrat, the only real qualifications are being a woman and black. As long as you can check those two boxes, you’ll go far in the Dem party.
Biden doesn’t need to say anything. All he has to do is keep letting comrade orange talk himself out of office.
Keep telling yourself that. I’m sure you thought Hill-dawg was a given, too. What conspiracy theory will the Dems play up when sleepy Joe loses? I suppose your confidence explains why CNN and the rest of the left wing media has been completely ignoring Joe’s latest gaffe, right?
And by calling the President Agent Orange…are you suggesting that you are discriminating against the president on the basis of his skin color? If you liberals believe gender is such a fluid concept, why can’t race be? #OrangeLivesMatter.
And again, if you’re so confident, why’s your boy trying to get out of debating? If Trump is such an inarticulate buffoon, shouldn’t a debate be a slam dunk? Because he’s a complete moron and everyone knows it. But as a liberal, you will deny this fact. Same reason for disparate treatment between Brett Kavanaugh and Biden. But I suppose I forgot about the age-old liberal theory of justice- the rule of law only applies based upon our personal biases.
At least Trump can talk. Biden can’t read a teleprompter or answer a question. How can someone like that do any job, much less the toughest job on the planet?
I don’t think the liberals here are the liberals you’re referring to. For the most part, the rioting has happened up north and in the west. Also, it happened in big cities. (yes I know about Atlanta). Southerners are a little different though. There are liberals in the South, but they’re traditional liberals, not the radical left…or at least that’s been my impression. Now, once BLM or Antifa gets involved all bets are off…
Perhaps they aren’t the ones burning and looting, but notice how even southern Dems aren’t denouncing any of the ones who are. Main point is, as is typical with Dems, they want to tell us what to do under the guise of “public safety,” as big brother always knows best, yet spend no time whatsoever criticizing the protesters who are ignoring the orders they supposedly advocate for. Instead, they’re worried about me wearing a mask to the grocery store.
Did you also read that a neo-nazi was arrested in Atlanta for pretending to be a protester and try to incite a riot. It’s a matter of time before you get banned.
See there you go again trying to convince us that it’s the “infiltrators” causing the problems. You’re either delusional or just making an incredibly weak attempt to try and keep your narrative going. People like me are like cockroaches. We don’t go away mainly due to the joy we derive out of tormenting doucheb@gs like you. We also die last just out of spite. Suck on that, dirty tampon.
And was it really a neo-Nazi, or just another boldfaced lie the left wing media made up, like the story you all concocted about Michael Brown trying to surrender, or the media’s cover up of the police bodycam video showing your boy George Floyd claimed he “couldn’t breathe” before police ever laid hands on him (presumably because he was either a) high on fentanyl as the autopsy reports or b) because “I can’t breathe” is a pretty common refrain amongst persons who want to play the race card to get out of being arrested.
Meanwhile, the G5 marches on….
This Trump virus done screwed everything up. Coulda put a mask on in March, and kept it on for a bit but noooooo. Now look. Approaching 175.000 dead with projections of 300,000 by years end. “It’ll just go away.” I mean really. What a complete moron. Everything he touches, becomes toxic. Fat orange phuc. Guns & God! That’s his platform now. Ha! Go Dawgs!
Yea, Trump not wearing a mask is the reason for the virus…right. The Hate Brigade is still marching…
I hate…hate when y’all talk politics on here. Especially because when y’all read an article, all of the sudden you are immunologist, epidemiologist, etc. JFC.
I want to keep it sports related here like you do, especially when there are plenty of other places you can rant all you want about Trump or the far left. and people don’t get why SDS shut down comments on all the articles about BLM in CFB
No, I understand perfectly. They got shut down because the left wing PC police isn’t going to let anyone say anything critical of the BLM movement. Ask Drew Brees. Or the owner of the Atlanta WNBA team. I find it ironic that you want to “keep it to football.” Sorry, but that went out the window when you all decided to embrace the “players as activists” mentality and now I can’t watch any sport with seeing some “black lives matter” bullsh*t painted across the playing surface or watching a bunch of overpaid whiners protest “privilege” by kneeling during the national anthem. Let’s be real, it’s not that you or the SDS moderators have a problem with politics on the site- if you did, I wouldn’t have had to read 2 dozen articles on here about player activism- you just don’t like hearing the other side.
have you ever thought about the fact that maybe some people don’t want newcomers onto their website and having to scroll through a comment section and see people giving each other sh*t about their beliefs? see buddy I don’t mind hearing the other side as long as they’re respectful and can have open conversation without turning to hateful speech. It appears by your username that you can’t do that.
and the vice versa applies to me. I totally get it if you don’t want to hear my beliefs if you think I’m stuck up and not willing to have a solid convo about it. Treat others the way you want to be treated. If you want to treat others with hate and sh*t on their beliefs then you should expect nothing else than hate back.
No, I have to side with tigerforlife here. Although I’m sure my bias is obvious, I’d rather these sites stick to sports. I come here to get away from politics. Unfortunately, I can’t always leave without responding. It’s an extremely volatile and polarizing situation politically right now.
Fair enough, but the point really is, I don’t see how you can say “leave it to football” when every media outlet from ESPN to SDS has clearly embraced the mentality of activism in sports and that their coverage of those issues are astoundingly one-sided. SDS drew a like in the sand a long time ago. I’ll agree with you that I would greatly prefer that everyone shut the h*ll up and play the game, but I didn’t make that decision. That said, if that’s the approach people want to take with sports they need to remember that people are going to react positively or negatively to the sports community choosing to open its mouth.
Left your whole take on “The Left” is a ridiculous straw man.
I challenge you to make one comment on SDS that doesn’t allude to politics in some way……
No, everything I have said is factual, whether you want to admit it or not. The fact you fancy yourself as a “reasonable” and “enlightened” centrist is just, as you say, The Emperor’s New Clothes- telling yourself and everyone around you that you aren’t a liberal doesn’t obscure the objective fact that you are. You could challenge me to not make a comment that alludes to politics, but I would similarly challenge you to not respond to said comment. I think we will both lose our respective bets, eh?
Well….if you don’t comment politically, how am I going to not reply to it??
It’s embarrassing how you guys are talking about death percentages so casually. People are just numbers until it’s one of your loved ones being counted. I guess being an idiot makes you a patriot in some of your minds. America!
100% with you
Almost as embarrassing as advocating for a party that supports abortion. Funny how little life matters in that instance, and there we absolutely do have a cure for, and can trace the exact cause of, the ailment.
Just as embarrassing as advocating for the death penalty. Murder is murder regardless of it being state sanctioned. Right wing idiot. Stop letting OAN frame your view of the world.
Funny how “black lives matter,” despite the democrats’ unwavering support for Planned Parenthood, an organization whose founder believed abortion could be use to rid the population of blacks and poor people, two demographics liberals supposedly care so deeply for. Stop letting Facebook and Twitter form your worldview. Yet another left wing have not and never will. Let me guess, your another 20-something whose parents spent his life telling him how special he was, so you grew up with a sense of entitlement and fake desire to “help people”, which is really just your not so subtle self-serving desire to draw praise from your peers by showing them all how selfless you are. How you can even compare the death penalty to abortion is frankly beyond me. Typical liberal- save the guilty murderers but kill the innocent for your convenience. What rock solid logic.
Which is why you’re a liberal in the first place- what better way to prove your self-serving selflessness by telling people who actually do have a pot to p*ss in how to spend their money and simultaneously leaching off of those same people?
Looking at death percentages are the sober, rationale way of dealing with the situation. If we look at a sad, individual story and make decisions based on that, this would lead you to shutdown concerts, amusement parks, sky diving, driving, almost anything you can think of, because at one time or another, there has been a tragic story of someone dying.
Life is not risk free.
You know what I don’t like. I don’t like when people say “in these times of uncertainty”. Life is always uncertain. We’re not promised another breath. But it’s our faith that gets us through it. Right now we need to have faith in the NCAA to make the right decision.
the thing is man I’d be willing to bet the NCAA does nothing. they don’t have the power in this scenario, the Power 5 leaders do. and even if they did have power most people here would think the NCAA would mess up like they usually do
Good point
The NCAA and these P5 conferences are playing the long game here. They have to sacrifice hopefully just 1 season in order to maintain the image of “amateurism” in college sports. There’s just no way they could ask these kids to come put themselves in a bubble, while asking other students not to come to campus (and yes I know the plan is to have students on campus in a lot of these places but watch, that’s getting cancelled too) and to do it all for free. Because when you remove the ability for them to take their pointless classes, you really aren’t compensating them with anything at all. And many would still sign up to play because of the future earning potential or because it’s fun, and that’s fine on their part but you also have to acknowledge that the system is unjust and the veil of amateurism would be removed and it would hurt the NCAA’s ability to maintain that long term. This is the beast long play for them.
College football is a heck of a distraction from the aggravations of day to day life, but some folks are too attached. This Fall will not be the same as the last 50 years when it comes to quenching sports fans’ needs for distractions. I actually believe it will be mentally detrimental for quite a few people. I just wish I truly could believe that shutting down most American sports will make a big difference in bringing about an end to Covid. I am just not convinced. Dr. Fauci has convinced me that things will get worse before they get better. The problem is no one knows what the definition of “better” is.
Better is an effect vaccine with universal compliance.
“universal compliance”
How long have you been on this board?
I love when people default to “science” as the basis of their argument, especially during a pandemic in which the “science” is ever-developing. Nobody said ignore science; but science shouldn’t displace the role of critical thinking. Simply defaulting to what the experts say as the sole basis of your argument is a logical fallacy known as blind appeal to authority.
And if we’re really going to use “science” as a justification for controlling one’s behavior, then we should probably repeal the 21st Amendment because the science is well established the alcohol can kill you.
In the Progressive faith, “Science” is just a substitute for God.
“I believe in Science.”
“Science tells us…”
“The heretics are science deniers”
Similar to how the left has convinced the world of the validity of social “science”- it’s a way to create some form of proof for their policy positions. Unfortunately, most don’t see how the “science” has been corrupted by personal political bias.
“Science”??? Ok gotcha
The quotations are to emphasize that social science is not science but clearly you missed that point.
Actually, you originally refer to science in the context of “ever-developing” in relation to the pandemic…so no, not “social science.” Reading comprehension shouldn’t be an issue for you with your own writing.
Science is the product of the “critical thinking” you keep referring to. Critical thinkers understand that someone who has been educated and trained in a subject knows more about it than someone who has not. See how that works? Easy, right?!
CT, how do you manage to make any decisions for yourself whatsoever? How do you even draw breath without the aid of an “expert” to tell you when to inhale and exhale? Yes, I understand that I am not an immunologist. I’m also capable of considering the evidence and making decisions for myself based upon the relative risks posed and the weight of the evidence presented, something I do hundreds of times throughout the day, whether it be the foods I choose to eat, whether to drive a car, installing a radon mitigation system in my home, or whether or not I choose to wear a doily over my face. I know that’s a really difficult concept for you to understand. You want to take the intellectually lazy approach by resting your entire argument on “science,” which is really comical considering that nobody can call themselves a “coronavirus expert” at this point; what the CDC and everyone else is telling you is based on their best guess. It isn’t certain. And of course the CDC and other organizations are going to give you the most conservative set of “best practices” to avoid any public backlash.
I’ll take a scientist making scientific decisions on a devolping crisis over Timmy who failed biology class in 9th grade and his “critical thinking”.
Timmy…who makes it a point to distinguish between “Science” and critical thinking. Sheesh.
Well, I’m sorry if people like you are so stupid that they need an “expert” to help them discern their head from their @ss. Those of us capable of thinking for ourselves will continue to vet information for ourselves and make decisions for ourselves.
If I needed help discerning those two things, yeah it would be a problem. the fact is though, that I know a lot more about my head and my @ss than I know about this virus. It’s not a bad thing to listen to the people who have dedicated their lives to studying and preventing infectious diseases and the prevention methods that will save lives. You can conflate it with simple subjects but on this one, you should listen to the people who know the most about this.
Eff – does “Science” have a test for that??
I honestly don’t care what either one of you does, as I’ve tried to point out in my post above, as your lives really no bearing whatsoever on me. I’m just telling you that trying to make everyone else adopt your way of thinking makes you a giant douchebag. The fact that you want to chalk it all up to “science” as if it’s universally accepted fact is nonsense. Until it’s been verified, your science is open for debate. Recall when some idiot published a study claiming that there was a causal link between vaccinations and autism. While it turned out that a) the results of that study were never verified, and b) were in fact completely bogus, that didn’t stop a bandwagon of idiots who still, to this day, refuse to vaccinate their kids because like you, placed the words of an authoritative figure above their ability to reason.
Pour one out for Eff….he won’t be missed.
Think again, Dawg. I know SDS never bans morons like you because you just regurgitate their politics. I was going to make Efftheleft2 but thought that might be too obvious, even for the libtards running the SDS site.
Just a hunch but they probably don’t ban people like me because I don’t tell people they should kill themselves because they have different ideas than I do.
That isn’t what I said. I said if I were married to you, I can’t imagine not wanting to kill myself. But, yeah, I don’t feel any particular need to pay for your healthcare, food stamps, housing, Obama phone, cable, internet, etc., etc. You are not my responsibility. I’m just here to tell you that it’s asinine for you to expect me to do so, when in reality I don’t care about your wellbeing and we have no connection outside of the government forcing me to sustain your life. Which is why I say, the only day a liberal contributes anything positive to society is the day he dies because that’s the day he finally drops off the public toll and stops being my concern.
You realize this is a sports website right? No one cares what you think.
You give republicans a bad name.
You’re the worst of them.
You b!tch about the left but you’re no better. You’re a cancer.
You are quite possibly the biggest hypocrite on the planet. Not one comment from you on this site is anything other than anti-Trump liberal BS. I’d say you likewise give Democrats a bad name, but being a liberal democrat is, in itself, what makes you a worthless piece of sh*t. Why don’t you do something productive and go find Stacey Abrams a dentist?
I’m a “worthless piece of sh!t” because I’m a democrat? OK
You need help.
Well, let’s see. Do you believe in killing babies? Yep. Do you believe in stealing money from others? Yep. So yeah, I’d say those things alone make you a worthless piece of sh*t. The fact that you’re a democrat proves how pathetic you are. If you were successful or really had anything to speak of at all, you wouldn’t need to impose “economic equality” (what an asinine concept; because yeah, the garbage man and the heart surgeon are totally equals) to make yourself feel better about yourself by bringing the rest of us down to your level.
I have plenty of Republican friends. They aren’t like you. You are the outlier. I’m sorry you can’t see past someone’s political preferences but I guess even tough guys like you need a safe space.
I’m not getting into another conversation with you.
P.S Your money doesn’t make you better than anyone else.
Have a nice life.
I’m sure they aren’t, which is why the party basically has become a diluted version of the Democratic Party. Pretty sure I wouldn’t agree with your friends, either. The only reason I vote republican is because the choice is, either vote for a party I agree with 0% of the time or vote for a party I agree with less the a majority, but more than 0% of the time.
Money might not make me a better person, but in the same breath, taking everyone else’s money under some loose concept of “humanitarianism” doesn’t make you virtuous and it certainly doesn’t make you charitable.
I feel like the only sane person in a nation of lunatics.
The continued lockdowns and destruction of what makes life worth living is a comically disproportionate response to the threat of COVID.
The dems want us all miserable so we will vote against Trump… bottom line… If Biden wins, the virus will magically disappear… the October Surprise this year will be a vaccine, for those who choose to take it.
It does not matter. If by some miracle Trump won in November America will be burning the next night. Even more so than it is now nightly on the west coast.
I’ve also wondered whether the virus is just “magically” gone within two weeks of a Biden presidency. But at the same time, Trump isn’t really governing all that different from Obama (despite the media narrative) and having Trump is office energizes the progressive left. However, it might be the corporatists on either side that are unhappy with Trump at the helm.
No COVID conspiracy from me. Thats not what a cancellation is really about. Again it comes down to two other things $ and liability. Since players have expressed “demands” for safety, expect the conferences and NCAA to back off. They cant treat these playee groups as a union or else they are admitting they are employees, and then whole whole issue of pay comes around again. Tgat kills the NCAA. They also cant ignore the demands because imagine the lawsuits that roll in and even just 1 player requires ICU and intubation. Arent the NCAA and conferences who dictate safety guidelines. This cancellation move is designed to keep the status quo alive. That is all. Lets stop fighting about the COVID stats and politics and look at the real drivers.
W H Y ??? during the AIDS outbreak and all the others in past decades, no such silliness. Why NOW?
In the past, we were just extremely careful ♂️♂️
No one gave someone AIDS by breathing near them. This is so much more transmissible.
Yeah I’m sure it is. And yet I still don’t care. I’m not going to adjust my lifestyle based on the plausibility that I could spread a disease that someone COULD be affected by. As you’ll notice, even the most liberal courts in the world don’t award damages based upon plausibility without causation.
Just say “I’m an a**hole who doesn’t care aout others and you can’t do anything about it’. Much shorter and exactly the same point.
He may be that, but he’s got the democrats nailed 100% correctly.
Yes, Matty, because this is a free country and I am entitled to be as big of a prick as I see fit. I know that bothers you because you aim to control the actions of others. I love when liberals whine about conservatives imposing religion and trying to legislate morality while framing basically every single one of their arguments on some bullsh*t concept of humanitarianism.
Seems to me the SEC should carry-on and play this fall and not worry about what other conferences are doing. The SEC should do what is best for it, and if they think playing is best for the SEC, then they should play. If the MAC, B1G, and other conferences choose to cancel, then that is their prerogative. This smells like peer pressure from other conferences. I’d hate to see a lose-win situation turn into a lose-lose.
So much ugliness in here. I’m not sure a lot of you even deserve football.
This comment section is a war zone. I hope that we can all agree, despite our politics, that football is able to return in some capacity this Fall.
and we wonder why SDS shuts down comments on stuff like this… nothing like political polarization to fire someone up
I just received an email with a link that says that Antifa is getting millions from public corporations thinking they are doing the right thing as well as helping their reps, but this money is now being used to accumulate fully automatic weapons to use in near future attacks in cities.
As I type, this, two VZ58s, an AR-15, and four pistols rest within five steps of my home office desk, and the closet is full from top to bottom with ammo. My rifles are just semi-auto, so I will now spend a couple days getting some practice with my rubber bands making the semis perform like autos, which means using a $100 worth of 7.62 ammo.
Some of us may eventually have to transition from passive audience to active participants in a guerilla warfare setting. Football doesn’t really seem that important if “Trained Marxists” decide that since the Spanish Flu coincided with the first Bolshevik Revolution, actually that one began in China too, it is time for the new Bolshevik Revolution to coincide with this pandemic.
I truly feel sorry for anybody that lives inside an urban area. To get to us out here in Hooterville, these mongrels would have to get past 15 other houses full of well-armed urban ex-pats, many of whom have military experience. They are all “done” with this crap and are tired of our leaders acting like Nero.
When I was a 20-year old in 1971, if anybody had ever tried what the Antifa thugs have done in Portland, Seattle, and Chicago, they would have all been killed, and the legal authority that ordered their deaths would have been lauded as heroes. And, when they ran for re-election, they would have won landslide victories, just like President Nixon carried 49 states in 1972 after the Kent State shootings by the “bums blowing up campuses.” He even carried New York in a landslide!
So, if there is no college football this fall, our Saturdays here may become militia training Saturdays, even for people approaching 70 years of age. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail–Benjamin Franklin (as well as Vince Lombardi).
I don’t know the rubber band trick. Never thought I’d need to.
The death of the 7 yr old is terrible. They said he drowned because of a seizure brought on by a high fever due to Covid. Here’s my questions. If he was running a fever why didn’t his parents seek medical attention? If they had gotten medical attention would the kid still be alive? For some people covid is an absolute death sentence but for others that receive treatment It is not.
It’s hard to say and without being there I wouldn’t rush to judgement. How do you know they didn’t seek medical attention? Kids can function much better than adults with a fever. At 101 my kids seem only mildly sick but I would be balled up in the fetal position thinking I’m going to die. Also many doctors are telling parents to “monitor” the symptoms and only bring them in if it’s an emergency to limit the number of patients in the hospital. Seizures aren’t something you can predict but hindsight is always 20/20. It sounds like a tragic accident but that’s just a guess. I wasn’t there either.
Good, we can also cancel SDS, ESPIN and bunch of other irrelevant idiot media journo lists.
You can cancel SDS & ESPN anytime. Just stop coming to their websites.
Better idea- why don’t you go away? Besides the 5 or 6 liberal douchebags on here, nobody likes you or gives a sh*t about what you have to say. Don’t you have some place else where you and all your loser buddies can sit around in your Birkenstocks and whine about the president while beating your micropenis to NPR?
Awww…nobody likes me?? Can I get some tips from you? You seem like you have tons of friends and a really great personality.
Well they do, but unsurprisingly I don’t befriend liberals. Why would I want to crap where I eat? At the very least, I have the guts to be brutally honest with you. I don’t respect you. I don’t respect what you believe. I understand we can disagree. You can also believe that the sky is green and that the world is ending on June 32nd, but it doesn’t make you not and idiot.
Man, I don’t know what I’ll do if an internet troll doesn’t respect me. This is a dark day indeed.
A troll calling someone a troll. That’s rich. I get up every morning and thank god I don’t have your pathetic excuse for a life.
What are you 12?
Aww, you gonna take your ball and go home? This is like a microcosm of your childhood.
It’s shameful how many ignorant and shameful people are commenting here. Show some empathy!